SINGAPORE – A Nanyang Polytechnic student’s project to digitalise a small motorcycle retailer’s catalogues for 120,000 vehicle parts saved the firm 180 man-hours – and ended with the pair co-founding a start-up to help other shops.

Second-year student Teo Yu Xiang, 26, and Auto Machinery Singapore were cited as part of a trade association’s efforts to pair students with businesses to solve real-world problems using technology, while training the next generation for today’s jobs.